In 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president on Jan. 20. In 1962, Lt. Col. John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth.
Cuban Missile Crisis: President Kennedy denounced the Soviet Union for secretly installing missile bases on Cuba and initiated a naval blockade of the island.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech before a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights march on Washington, DC.
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
In 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated in Memphis.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Carter
In 1969, Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the 37th president. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr., became the first men to land on the Moon. In 1977, Jimmy Carter suceeded Nixon as the 39th president. In 1978, President Carter met with Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin at Camp David; Sadat and Begin signed Camp David Accord, ending a 30-year conflict between Egypt and Israel.
John F. Kennedy
In 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president on Jan. 20. In 1962, Lt. Col. John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth.Cuban Missile Crisis: President Kennedy denounced the Soviet Union for secretly installing missile bases on Cuba and initiated a naval blockade of the island.
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech before a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights march on Washington, DC.
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
In 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated in Memphis.
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Carter
In 1969, Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the 37th president. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Jr., became the first men to land on the Moon. In 1977, Jimmy Carter suceeded Nixon as the 39th president. In 1978, President Carter met with Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin at Camp David; Sadat and Begin signed Camp David Accord, ending a 30-year conflict between Egypt and Israel.American history